(Closed) Need ideas for thank you cards!

I’m working on the “Thank you” cards for our wedding party – but I need some creative help! I have the base, dark brown corrugated paper cards with brown envelopes. For the front of the card, I’ve crocheted hearts that I’ve attached with thin glue strips. To get a pop of colour, I’ve lined the envelopes with some scrap paper I had at home (the blue circle will be used to seal the envelopes):

Now the problem is that I don’t have any great ideas for the inside of the card. At this point it’s quite awfully boring and I want to make it nice and special for our friends!

So – any ideas on how I can take this from boring to pretty and memorable?

@eocenia: Wow, SOOOO jealous. I wish I was crafty. They look great so far. I think putting the blue and white pattern you have going on in the inside of the envelope. Would also look great for the inside of the card. 🙂 Good luck and can’t wait to see the finished product.

I’ve been thinking of using the same paper for the inside as well, I have enough that it would work, but I’m just worried that it will look a little too busy – that the text will disappear among the pattern… Perhaps I could use the patterned paper as a place mat, then attach a second layer in a nice cream coloured paper?

@eocenia: That is absolutely gorgeous! I thought maybe it was an inspiration picture at first but you made that- wow! I think doing the patterned paper with the cream on top would look nice. That is what I typically do for cards so that I don’t have to write on the pattern.

@MexiPino: That would work – I think it would be nice if some of the brown did show as a boarder!

And thanks, my Portuguese neighbour showed me how to do them – she’s a former seamstress and a wonderful source of inspiration!

@MrsBeck: Ah, thank you! 🙂 That makes me so happy to hear, I’m always a little worried that people will think my home made things are a little silly – sort of “Why couldn’t she just pay for a real card?!”.

I’ll have to get some nice cream paper this weekend and try it out – preferably something that I can run through the printer… I know hand written is consider more personal, but I find it such a pain to text nicely!

@MexiPino: I agree with this. Ecru or the lighter blue from the print paper will look lovely. She could even just get a stack of the inside paper to write the thank yous on, then glue them into the notes so the brown corregated cards don’t get “squished”.

@Anise: Thank you for your suggestions! I’m definitely leaning towards getting off-white/ivory paper for the inserts. I think it will look really nice, especially if I can get the lace punch that a pp suggested.

@eocenia: I’ve only used the straight edge punches, not the circular punches. I just googled the name of the punch you sent, and there’s a tutorial on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Flk0-cdq0 The finished product looks super cute, but I just wonder if there’s anyway to adjust the final product so it will fit in your card.

I can speak for the straght edge punches, and can tell you they’re super easy to use. And the finished product looks great!

@mgol25: Thanks for sending me the video, but sigh… it looks like she sets the size to the smallest setting. As she’s making a 6 inch doily, that’s too big for my card which measures 5.5 inches. Oh well, I guess that at least saves me a little money! 🙂

And yes, youtube AND google – my firm belief is that I can learn anything as long as I have access to at least one of the two! I actually learned to crochet from google tutorials!